[http://www.nbirn.net/index.shtm '''Biomedical Informatics Research Network (BIRN)'''] -- BIRN is a geographically distributed virtual community of shared resources offering the potential to advance the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

* [http://plants.usda.gov/ '''PLANTS National Database'''] -- "The PLANTS Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories."

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[http://genomics.energy.gov/ '''Genome Programs of the U.S. Department of Energy'''] -- DOE's "...Genomics:GTL program will use the new genomic data and high-throughput technologies for studying the proteins encoded by microbial and plant genomes."

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[http://www.nbii.gov/portal/server.pt '''National Biological Information Infrastructure'''] -- NBII is a Web portal to biological information and is maintained by the Biological Informatics Office of the U.S. Geological Survey.

[http://cms.iucn.org/ '''International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources''']

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*[http://www.iucnredlist.org/ '''IUCN Red List of Threatened Species'''] -- Information on the more than 11,000 species of the earth's plants and animals that face a high risk of extinction in the near future.

*[http://www.who.int/GlobalAtlas/predefinedReports/EFS2006/index.asp '''UNAIDS/WHO Epidemiological Fact Sheets HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections'''] – “The most recent country-specific data on HIV/AIDS prevalence and incidence, together with information on behaviors (e.g. casual sex and condom use) that can spur or stem the transmission of HIV. The data include prevention indicators originally developed by WHO's Global Program on AIDS, which aim to measure trends in knowledge of AIDS, relevant behaviors, and a host of other factors influencing the epidemic."